Chemical Wonka@discuss.tchncs.de to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 1 year agoDon't judge me I know that frequently they represent almost the same softwares but is just a matter of principles.discuss.tchncs.deimagemessage-square52fedilinkarrow-up1385
arrow-up1385imageDon't judge me I know that frequently they represent almost the same softwares but is just a matter of principles.discuss.tchncs.deChemical Wonka@discuss.tchncs.de to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square52fedilink
minus-squareusrsbin@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoOpen-source preserves these freedoms. Source-available is the term for software that doesn’t respect user freedoms, but allows to access the source code.
minus-squareTheInsane42@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoIndeed, most open source software is available under licenses like GPL, which enforces the preservation of those freedoms.
minus-squarebuckykatlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoOpen Source and source-available mean the same thing, a different thing than Free Software.
Open-source preserves these freedoms. Source-available is the term for software that doesn’t respect user freedoms, but allows to access the source code.
Indeed, most open source software is available under licenses like GPL, which enforces the preservation of those freedoms.
Open Source and source-available mean the same thing, a different thing than Free Software.